New Story: ACC lookahead: North Carolina

The second game on Clemson's ACC schedule is a late September matchup with North Carolina, a team that many consider to be a surprise contender in 2014. Photo by Jeremy Brevard / US PRESSWIREFull Story »

They're gonna be pretty good this year

Posted: Jul 6, 2014 1:22 PM

Guessing them, Duke, and Miami will battle it out for the top spot in the Coastal. I can't see VT's offense improving enough to win more than 8 games, although their defense will be good enough to keep them in a lot of games.

If everyone keeps calling UNC the "surprise contender," then

It seems like an annual ritual to proclaim unc a "contender"

Posted: Jul 6, 2014 3:04 PM

and to be much improved. But every year, they struggle to fulfill a standing invite to the Belk Bowl....and this year's tarhole squad seems less talented than in recent years past. Plus, they have a small distraction on campus again (NCAA investigators) Plus they may actually have to be attending classes to stay eligible--a backlash of the horrific academic fraud claims voiced by media, politicians and taxpayers across the state.

unc MAY be improved, but I'll wait to see it in person before agreeing.....and their early schedule won't help their claim of legitimacy much either.

Them and Miami every year***

Re: New Story: ACC lookahead: North Carolina

Posted: Jul 6, 2014 3:18 PM

Surprise contender last 3 years, but have yet to step up. I agree with the other posts. To many distractions on campus with NCAA and academic eligibility. No firm starter at multiple positions, including QB. Their team is young and I'll believe it when I see it.

Looks like the tarholes may be able to put

Posted: Jul 6, 2014 7:19 PM

all of their focus on Clemson during fall practice and the first month of the season with that weak early out-of-conference schedule.

"Gamecocks aren’t ready to take college football by storm just yet. They’re not even ready to compete in their own state – Clemson will still own the territory. Gamecocks fans would be smart to keep their heads buried until that time. Avoid talking trash to a much better Clemson program.” -Dustin Tackett

ECU beat them last year

Feel sorry for the smurfs

Posted: Jul 7, 2014 1:03 PM

They'll face a 3-0 or 2-1 Clemson team. 3-0 means a top 5 team who will keep rolling or 2-1 means a team that got beat by FSU and is looking for revenge. (In case you can't tell i don't see a loss to UGA).

Either way, bring on these African American Studies majoring, cheating SOB's.